United B763 over Atlantic on Feb 12th 2017, engine problem
Last Update: February 12, 2017 / 16:44:45 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 12, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-972
Departure
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Destination
Brussels, Belgium
Aircraft Registration
N651UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
The remainder of the flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground 10 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 12, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-972
Departure
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Destination
Brussels, Belgium
Aircraft Registration
N651UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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